The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-07
FAREWELL TO CHICAGO.
Mired in the Mud at the Encampment-The
Departure for milwaukee,.


Departure for milwaukee,.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6-Swarns of people again
filed all the approaches to the Palmer House
this morning eagerly watching for a glimpse of
President Cleveland when he should emerge for
a drive to the international military encamp-
ment Crowds of workmen and shop-girls on
the way to their daily tasks forgot for the time
being the toll before them and pressed forward
through the jam of country people and we'll
dressed city sight-seers half-dozen mounted
police had no little trouble clearing passage
for the Presidents carriage, which was drawn
by four spanking bays. The sky was lowering.
and everyone was predicting rain would fall be-
fore the President could make start
Not drop fell. however, and at 8:45
Mr.. Cleveland. looking but little the worse for
his wholesale handshaking Of the previous day,
appeared at the arched doorway. With hat
dotted and many a good-natured bow to the
cheering crowd, he lightly sprang into the wait
ing carriage, and In O trce was whirling through
the thick of the business district and out Wash
ington boulevard to the encampment He was
accompanied by Mayor Roche, General Terry
and dozen lesser dignitaries. Early as it was
and threatening as was the day, tho sidewalks
along the entire route were lined with people,
including thousands who. Notwithstanding siren
nous all-day and evening efforts yesterday, had
failed see the President or his wife in the gen.
eral confusion.
A ludicrous incident occurred at the entrance
to the encampment grounds. The Presidents
carriage got stuck in the mud. There was not
a moments time to spare, and the prsncing bays
were smartly dashed with the whip. It was nip
and tuck with the mud that was made thick and
sticky by rain during the night. Finally the We
hicle containing the chief magistrate OF the
Nation gave terri Bile lunge forward and
gone from the laughing, cheering crowd.
rapid drive past two or three thousand troops
drawn up in line, laundering salute from the
artillery. and bows and smiles to the coupie of
thousand spectators in the stands, completed the
ceremonies at the encampment. Without
delay the President boarded a train for the
depot down town, from which the start for
Milwaukee was to be made It lacked but five
minutes of 10, the schedule time of the start for
Milwaukee, when he arrived Mrs. Cleveland
had preceded him by half hour, Slipping
quietly into a carriage at the hotel and being
driven to the depot comparatively unobserved.
The hundreds of spectators crowding the wait
ing-rooms when she arrived had grown to thou
sands in the short interval before the President
came. Behind the long ratings on the platform
parallel with the presidential train it
seemed like the quarter on Derby
the people. Mrs Cleveland eazed out
from the window of her car with decided interest
that heightened when the President stepped
from the incoming train on an adjoining track
and briskly walked her side. At a
chorus of entreaties went up for them to come
ont the platform. I'VE to Mrs.
Cleveland" and "Three cheers for Grover" were
the cries When Mrs Cleveland. in her green
travelling Dress and the President with head
uncovered. appeared at the door of the
train, mighty cheer rolled through the depot.
just then the train began to move. a burst of
sunshine lit up the scene, and, while the multi
tude yelled itself hoarse. the President and his
fair young wife waved farewell to Chicago.